Kitchens, bathrooms and heating distributor BCG has announced the appointment John Hunns to the new role of Development Manager in the merchant division.

Plasterboard manufacturuer Lafarge Plasterboard has appointed Adrian Forbes as sales & commercial manager for the Western Region.

Global Stone (Colchester) has appointed Des Stokes as area sales manager, covering the South of England.

TRADA Technology Ltd has appointed Tim Gillman to the new position of operations manager.

TRADA, the Timber Research and Development Association, has appointed four new members to its Board.

Heatrae Sadia has appointed Geoff Sutcliffe as sales manager to cover East Anglia, Essex and NE London.

Adam Filkins has joined Heatrae Sadia as sales manager for the South East England area.

Chris Taylor-Hamlin has been promoted to the position of technical director at the Bathroom Manufacturers Association.

As of January 1 2010, Rowlinson Timber has joined merchant co-operative Unimer and buying group NMBS as a Supplier Partner.

Builders merchant Build Center, part of the Wolseley group, has produced its first new product guide for its Ironmongery Center subsidiary.